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imagine her surprise when she arrived at the security checkpoint at washington's dulles international airport tuesday. >> racial, religious profiles, i'm being sdel singled out, as a security threat. >> reporter: the 40-year-old michigan-born muslim-american headed to los angeles, says she was singled out from what she called a humiliating full body search. when she asked why this was happening. >> the gentleman working there specifically told me that the reason why i'm being put through this type of search is because i'm wearing a headscarf. he actually told me that that's the reason why you are being targeted. >> reporter: she's not alone. on monday, a muslim canadian woman says she was made it feel like a terrorist, because she was wearing a headscarf. berated and banned from boarding a flight to the united states, all because of her faith. the council on american islamic relations calls these textbook cases of profiling. >> it is against the law, unconstitutional and un-american to single out people because of their religion. >> reporter: u.s. customs who handle the canadian woman
imagine her surprise when she arrived at the security checkpoint at washington's dulles international airport tuesday. >> racial, religious profiles, i'm being sdel singled out, as a security threat. >> reporter: the 40-year-old michigan-born muslim-american headed to los angeles, says she was singled out from what she called a humiliating full body search. when she asked why this was happening. >> the gentleman working there specifically told me that the reason why i'm being...
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and the candidate hoping to take her moves to washington. >>> good evening. we begin tonight with that chilling video. the al qaeda suicide bomber responsible for the deadly attack against the cia in afghanistan, killing seven agents. he turned up today in a videotape made before his suicide mission. he had been recruited by the cia, but he was a double agent. on his tape, he reveals his motive and warns more attacks will come. nick schifrin starts us off from kabul. >> reporter: the cia thought the man on the right could lead them to al qaeda's deputy leader, instead he led them into a trap. he had already provided exclusive information on al qaeda hiding places, so the cia invited him onto the base. but when he arrived he looked suspicious, holding his hands in his pocket, according to a u.s. official. just before cia security officers searched him, he exploded his vest. the cia director today defended the officers who have died -- that damage has come largely thanks to a barrage of missile strikes by unmanned aerial drones. inhe days since the base attack
and the candidate hoping to take her moves to washington. >>> good evening. we begin tonight with that chilling video. the al qaeda suicide bomber responsible for the deadly attack against the cia in afghanistan, killing seven agents. he turned up today in a videotape made before his suicide mission. he had been recruited by the cia, but he was a double agent. on his tape, he reveals his motive and warns more attacks will come. nick schifrin starts us off from kabul. >> reporter:...
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in washington. >> if half the audience is still awake at the end, yeah, i killed them. >> well, josh levs is here. is this a living for this guy, josh? >> it's taken off for him. more and more people are booking him. he's getting a lot of good gigs out there. he calls it a significant minority income. but the book is doing pretty well and he's getting bookings, and we met him at a convention of 8,000 that took place here in atlanta. and it's quite possible he has a future ahead of him as, indeed, the nation's first ever stand-up economist. we're going to keep an eye on that guy. >> it's a market that's growing, appare apparently. thank you, josh. >>> and still on the economy front here. the housing market was really, really hot five years ago, and you weren't hearing the term short sale that much. >> no, but we are certainly hearing it now. clyde anderson has more on this exit strategy that could close the door on your credit. he sure is working up an appetite up there. bet you guys are, too. how about some hamburger helper? cheeseburger mac... how 'bout some after the show? hamburge
in washington. >> if half the audience is still awake at the end, yeah, i killed them. >> well, josh levs is here. is this a living for this guy, josh? >> it's taken off for him. more and more people are booking him. he's getting a lot of good gigs out there. he calls it a significant minority income. but the book is doing pretty well and he's getting bookings, and we met him at a convention of 8,000 that took place here in atlanta. and it's quite possible he has a future...
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"washington post" white house correspondent ann kornblut "notes from the cracked ceiling." what it will take for a woman to win. ann, welcome. full disclosure, we have known each other a long time and have been friends for a long time. i did get an early peek at the book. the 2008 campaign, hillary clinton came so close to getting her party's nomination, sarah palin the gop's first vice presidential nominee and you argue 2008 was not a great year for women in politics. explain. >> well, look, we don't give points for second place. we don't say john kerry came in second place for the presidency. hooray. that is historic. it was folly to say it was the year of the woman because they both lost. at the same time they lost after undergoing a really rough time in first the primary for hillary clinton and general election for sarah palin. they exposed some of the problems that any woman who will run for president is going to experience, harsh treatment, ridicule and credentials exposed off the bat. >> there was a moment when hillary clinton broke down in tears on a conference call
"washington post" white house correspondent ann kornblut "notes from the cracked ceiling." what it will take for a woman to win. ann, welcome. full disclosure, we have known each other a long time and have been friends for a long time. i did get an early peek at the book. the 2008 campaign, hillary clinton came so close to getting her party's nomination, sarah palin the gop's first vice presidential nominee and you argue 2008 was not a great year for women in politics....
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joining us to discuss it all, tom shales, the "washington post" tv columnist wrote a book "live from new york." it's a terrific read about a lot of this. jerry penacoli, correspondent from "extra" is here. dick cavett, the former "tonight show" writer for jack paar and johnny carson. host of his own late night talk show back then. jay was on oprah today. here's what he had to say about conan. >> have you talked to conan in person since all this? >> no, i haven't. haven't. >> did you want to pick up the phone? >> yeah, but it didn't seem appropriate. >> why? >> i don't know. i think -- let things cool down and maybe we'll talk. >> did you feel bad forko nan at any point? >> i did. i felt really bad for conan. i think it's unfair, but tv is not fair. i thought it was unfair for me. >> you felt bad for conan, but you didn't think you were the reason? >> i wasn't the reason. the reason were the ratings. >> uh-huh. >> larry: all right. tom shales, who is probably now the dean of american television critics, what do you make of all this? >> what can be made of it other than it's a horrible
joining us to discuss it all, tom shales, the "washington post" tv columnist wrote a book "live from new york." it's a terrific read about a lot of this. jerry penacoli, correspondent from "extra" is here. dick cavett, the former "tonight show" writer for jack paar and johnny carson. host of his own late night talk show back then. jay was on oprah today. here's what he had to say about conan. >> have you talked to conan in person since all this?...
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in washington at 90.1 fm and done x retial, channel 132. it's also a free application for your iphone. c-span radio, covering washington like no other. >>> the congressional intertek bachus advisory committee held its sixth annual conference this week. one of the topics discussed is the state of the internet. we will hear from representative rick boucher and brian roberts of comcast ceo to lead a discussion on copyright issues and internet privacy. this portion is two hours and 40 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. here we are meeting not in virtual space but in real space. my name is jerry berman and i am the chair perhaps for life of the congressional internet kokesh at eis recommitting. as you know we work with the congressional internet caucus and all of you to try to educate each other and policy makers, some of your policy makers, and the world about the internet, and we started this 13 years ago and the issue at that time to of them, could we get a congressman to connect to email. well that was a tough one. we were going door to doo
in washington at 90.1 fm and done x retial, channel 132. it's also a free application for your iphone. c-span radio, covering washington like no other. >>> the congressional intertek bachus advisory committee held its sixth annual conference this week. one of the topics discussed is the state of the internet. we will hear from representative rick boucher and brian roberts of comcast ceo to lead a discussion on copyright issues and internet privacy. this portion is two hours and 40...
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but, back in washington, he might not like what he hears. yungi de nies is traveling with the president and joins us from hawaii. >> reporter: good evening, john. this is the first time that the president has publicly linked the suspect to al qaeda. it's clear he's no lone extremist, but part of a bigger problem and a bigger threat. president obama is still going through the initial reviews he ordered after the attempted bombing on flight 253. but he says one thing is clear -- that umar farouk was part of an al qaeda affiliated group in yemen. >> this group, trained him, equipped with those explosives. and directed him to attack that plane headed for america. >> reporter: the president said even before the christmas day indent, his administration has been pursuing this group along with the wider al qaeda network. >> this was a failure and a breakdown from beginning to end. >> reporter: republicans are critical of the vacationing president and his homeland security chief with some even calling for her to resigned. >> she said that the system
but, back in washington, he might not like what he hears. yungi de nies is traveling with the president and joins us from hawaii. >> reporter: good evening, john. this is the first time that the president has publicly linked the suspect to al qaeda. it's clear he's no lone extremist, but part of a bigger problem and a bigger threat. president obama is still going through the initial reviews he ordered after the attempted bombing on flight 253. but he says one thing is clear -- that umar...
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. >>> they're keeping a close eye in washington on all of the christmas terror case developments and there are a number today. yesterday the white house aide said the intelligence community stepped up its efforts after the recent shooting spree at fort hood. but late today, new signs that something went wrong. major garrett continues our team coverage from the white house. what happened? >> reporter: here is the big development. late today the director of national intelligence, dennis blair, announced he was asking john mccadillac ran, was the director of the c.i.a. and president bush's acting director of the c.i.a. to gather a group of individuals in the intelligence community to look at what the intelligence community failed to do in reaction to fort hood on november 5, the massacre there, and the attempted christmas day bombing over the skies of detroit. in his announcement, blair said the following, he wanted this group of experts to undergo a careful examination of the secrets of -- convention of events ling up to both incidents, as well as proposals to remedy potential weak
. >>> they're keeping a close eye in washington on all of the christmas terror case developments and there are a number today. yesterday the white house aide said the intelligence community stepped up its efforts after the recent shooting spree at fort hood. but late today, new signs that something went wrong. major garrett continues our team coverage from the white house. what happened? >> reporter: here is the big development. late today the director of national...
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his office is getting constant updates and he joins us now from our washington bureau. congressman, what can you tell us? what's the latest from your perspective? >> larry, there is a lot going on on the ground now in haiti. unfortunately, we have reports coming in from individuals. my district office received a number of calls. i've been in contact with the white house, also with southern command, which is the military arm that covers haiti. it's had to respond at the recent hurricane. you have to understand that there are people that are trapped right now, there is a search and rescue effort to the best of the u.n. that's on the ground now, they're trying to help, as well as family members. but rescue must come as soon as possible to haiti. their structures are not as solid as structures in the u.s., and i know the crumbling and dust we've seen we'll continue to see because the buildings are so fragile. >> larry: what area do you represent in florida? >> i represent miami dade county and broward county. but there are haitian americans in new york, boston, l.a., centra
his office is getting constant updates and he joins us now from our washington bureau. congressman, what can you tell us? what's the latest from your perspective? >> larry, there is a lot going on on the ground now in haiti. unfortunately, we have reports coming in from individuals. my district office received a number of calls. i've been in contact with the white house, also with southern command, which is the military arm that covers haiti. it's had to respond at the recent hurricane....
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let's talk about it with james irvin live in washington. break down some of these other numbers for us, james. it wasn't all bad news, but mostly not all, huh? >> yeah, mostly bad news. i mean, for one thing, jon, the revised figures show the economy actually created 4,000 jobs in november, that's the first gain we've seen in almost two years, but on balance, as you say, the news out of the labor department this morning is as chilling as today's wintry weather here in the capital. we'll start with the underemployment rate, this includes the unemployed, those part-time workers seeking full-time work and discouraged workers who have more or less begin up looking for work. that total figure, often seen as a more reliable gauge, now stands at 17.3%, that's up .1% over november and hovering around the 15-year high. 2009, of course, is now fully on the books and we now know the economy as a whole slashed 4.2 million jobs, the average unemployment rate for the movement was 9.3%. contrast that with 2008's 5.8%, almost four percentage points lower a
let's talk about it with james irvin live in washington. break down some of these other numbers for us, james. it wasn't all bad news, but mostly not all, huh? >> yeah, mostly bad news. i mean, for one thing, jon, the revised figures show the economy actually created 4,000 jobs in november, that's the first gain we've seen in almost two years, but on balance, as you say, the news out of the labor department this morning is as chilling as today's wintry weather here in the capital. we'll...
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and the conservative in washington, amanda carpenter, "the washington times." the buck stops with him. was that a good move today? >> certainly a different move than we heard in the bush administration. i never heard anybody taking responsibility for 9/11, for katrina. i thought he stepped to the plate and i couldn't disagree with paul bremer more, larry. i think he is prosecuting the same way president bush prosecuted the shoe bomber, richard reid as a criminal. you want to prosecute them as what they are and that's criminals. that's what clinton did when he put the previous bombers in jail instead of letting them get away like osama bin laden. >> larry: bay, what did you make of the president today? >> you know, i think it's a little bit too late is what it is. i think what he did today was right and he took responsibility, as stephanie said, as he well should. look what happened here. this was an attempted act of war against the united states of america. we had al ckqaeda moving an operative on an american plane, putting him in a specific seat to do this cri
and the conservative in washington, amanda carpenter, "the washington times." the buck stops with him. was that a good move today? >> certainly a different move than we heard in the bush administration. i never heard anybody taking responsibility for 9/11, for katrina. i thought he stepped to the plate and i couldn't disagree with paul bremer more, larry. i think he is prosecuting the same way president bush prosecuted the shoe bomber, richard reid as a criminal. you want to...
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caroline shively has been looking into that from washington. i understand the cia plays a big role in the unmanned drone program. tell us about that. >> sure, gregg. chapman is reportedly where a lot of the manage for unmanned drone strikes are originated, not the execution, not the launch, that's done elsewhere, but the guys at chapman help figure out how to target in afghanistan and across the border in pakistan. now, this attack on chapman proves how dangerous a mission it is for cia agents there, but it's also incredibly complicated. many analysts say the cia is basically orchestrating the war in pakistan, something the pakistani government denies and that the cia wasn't talk about. also important, there was another drone missile strike just today in the waziristan region of pakistan along the afghan border, it killed three suspected militants in a car. it's a second strike there in just two days, gregg. >> caroline, how is the cia's mission different from that of the military? >> well, there's definitely some overlap. cia agents aren't jus
caroline shively has been looking into that from washington. i understand the cia plays a big role in the unmanned drone program. tell us about that. >> sure, gregg. chapman is reportedly where a lot of the manage for unmanned drone strikes are originated, not the execution, not the launch, that's done elsewhere, but the guys at chapman help figure out how to target in afghanistan and across the border in pakistan. now, this attack on chapman proves how dangerous a mission it is for cia...
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"washington post" white house correspondent ann kornblut made some surprising discoveries in her new book, "notes from the cracked ceiling." hillary clinton, sarah palin, and what it will take for a woman to win. so ann, welcome. full disclosure, we have known each other a long time and have been friends for a long time. i did get an early peek at the book. but it is an amazing read. and let's start with an overview. the 2008 campaign, you had hillary clinton came so close to getting her party's nomination, sarah palin, the gop's first vice presidential nominee, and yet you argue 2008 was not a great year for women in politics. explain. >> well, look, we don't give points for second place in this country. we don't say john kerry came in second place for the presidency. hooray. that was historic. so i think it was folly for some of us in the wake of 2008 to say it was the year of the woman. because they both lost. and at the same time they also lost after undergoing a really rough time in first the primary for hillary clinton, then in the general election for sarah palin. they exposed
"washington post" white house correspondent ann kornblut made some surprising discoveries in her new book, "notes from the cracked ceiling." hillary clinton, sarah palin, and what it will take for a woman to win. so ann, welcome. full disclosure, we have known each other a long time and have been friends for a long time. i did get an early peek at the book. but it is an amazing read. and let's start with an overview. the 2008 campaign, you had hillary clinton came so close...
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gorbachev comes to washington at camp david with president bush. begin discuss biological weapons sequelae and again. gorbachev talks about an exchange of visits and in july schevenoski khalsa stack together and says right now we have to respond other going to ask us about this again. baker presents more paperwork. none of us knew anything about this. it was all done in secret. fortunately katayev was taking notes all of these discussions and he preserved a lot of the papers and finally secretary baker and foreign minister schevenoski matt in august 1990, and i have schevenoski's talking points which katayev faultily preserve dennis files and schevenoski took out his talking points and said, we have no biological weapons. he proposed a confidence measure an exchange of visits, and this kind of cover-up which no gorbachev and schevenoski were part of continued through 1990 in exchange of visits was worked out. the exchange happened and the american and british experts who went on the first trip to moscow came home more suspicious than ever that ther
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i had covered in washington as a white house correspondent for the "washington post" and to understand how the fissile material, the passage in the chemicals not so widely spread. and in the process of the research, i got very lucky one day. i discovered the papers from the kremlin of the college the nebbish vitae. mr. could type with a professional staff member who passed away in 2001 boat doing my research i found he had left behind a large amount of documents from the time he served unessential member on the staff ready with on the defense department which was responsible for the entire industrial military complex. and mr. katayev was one of those fellows who lived by the power of his pencil and it's been. he filled dozens of large note works with notes every day of technical details, think that it happened in the kremlin, arms control, weapons decision. and what is so fascinating about this archive, which will be available publicly to everybody at the hoover institution is that you get an inside view of some of the most important renting points and decisions of soviet arms control,
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to take your questions about the campaign and the impact on washington policy. >> "washington journal" continues. host: mark mazzetti is our guest until the end of today's "washington journal," correspondent for "the new york times." what is the role of the cia in afghanistan and pakistan? guest: a couple of things. in afghanistan right now,ç they do a number of things, including collectçó intelligence, analyze intelligence, and also to ground operations against taliban forces, militant networks. in pakistan, something we report a lot about, the drone strikes that the cia has been doing for several years now, and in the last year-and-a-half or two years has increased the intensity. to the extent that there is sometimes one or two a week. these are predator and drone aircraft piloted by ci -- out of cia headquarters in virginia. but it is usually in the pakistani tribal region in the mountains. host: is that a traditional role of the cia? guest:ç they are really a post- 9/11 phenomenon. they had them before september 11. after 9/11, it is something that i have been using quite ex
to take your questions about the campaign and the impact on washington policy. >> "washington journal" continues. host: mark mazzetti is our guest until the end of today's "washington journal," correspondent for "the new york times." what is the role of the cia in afghanistan and pakistan? guest: a couple of things. in afghanistan right now,ç they do a number of things, including collectçó intelligence, analyze intelligence, and also to ground operations...
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contractors to washington for a tri for a crime allegedly coited in a war zone. and baghd, people in iraq have reay wanted to know w is this going to play out. how is the u.s. dicial system going to hale this case? are we going to get stice? so judge ricardo you arebina led today. what did he say. he w the he sense the ruli and what reasons did he give for it? >> he threw out the tire case. he dmissed the indictment againsall five member. and the reason was he basically said that prosecutors ossed the line. and theyishandled eviden. whatappened is after the shooting, the state departmentame in and said to the conactors, we want to know what happened. tell uwhat happened. and as pt of -- as part of their contct they have to tell the state departmt. but that is a --n legal tes a coerced statement. th're required to give it and so as part of e deal, yogive us a statement about what hapns, we'll use it for our intnal investigatn and we won't use those stements in any crimin prosecution. t what happened was those statements were us in the criminal case. they were used
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captions by: caption colorado, llc (800) 775-7838 e-mail comments@captioncolorado.com >>> from washington, "the mclaughlin group," the american original. for over two decades, the sharpest minds, best can do fo >>> america's first line of defense is timely, accurate intelligence that is shared, integrated, analyzed, and acted upon quickly and effectively. that's what our intelligence community does every day. but unfortunately, that's not what happened in the lead up to christmas day. >> so says the president in his public statement thursday. in a private meeting on tuesday with 20 trusted top officials, he was more frank and angrier. "this was a screw up that could have been disastrous. we dodged a bullet but just barely." the stern words of the u.s. commander in chief were caused by quote unquote systemic failure, his language, that prevented officials from gaining the data to stop a christmas day al qaeda terrorist plot. a 23-year-old nigerian citizen named oumar if a huk abdul -- umar farouk abdulmutallab. he carried deadly explosives concealed in his underwear. the plane crossed the
captions by: caption colorado, llc (800) 775-7838 e-mail comments@captioncolorado.com >>> from washington, "the mclaughlin group," the american original. for over two decades, the sharpest minds, best can do fo >>> america's first line of defense is timely, accurate intelligence that is shared, integrated, analyzed, and acted upon quickly and effectively. that's what our intelligence community does every day. but unfortunately, that's not what happened in the lead up...
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horizon bank in belgham, washington, was the first bank to fail this year. all its deposits and assets will be taken over by seattle-based washington federal savings and loan association. the fdic will have to cover more than half a billion dollars this insurance costs. 140 banks failed last year, the highest number since 1992. the fdic chairwoman said the number could be higher in 2010. >>> octomom, aka nadya suleman has won a court victory and won't have do worry about someone monitoring her family's money. a california appeals court denied a call for an independent guardian to watch over the children's finances. it ruled the petition was quote an unprecedented meritless effort by a stranger. and said there was no proof nadya suleman was engaging in financial misconduct. >>> if you want to see what the future looks like, head to vegas, that's the place to be. it's where the big consumer electronics show is going on with a load of high-tech gadgets on display. and hln's joe carter found out that some of them are going green. >> reporter: i've been hearing a
horizon bank in belgham, washington, was the first bank to fail this year. all its deposits and assets will be taken over by seattle-based washington federal savings and loan association. the fdic will have to cover more than half a billion dollars this insurance costs. 140 banks failed last year, the highest number since 1992. the fdic chairwoman said the number could be higher in 2010. >>> octomom, aka nadya suleman has won a court victory and won't have do worry about someone...
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. >> in a letter to the washington post today cia director leon panetta defended the agents for letting the man in, he said the individual was about to be searched by our security officers, a distance away from other intelligence personnel, when he set off his explosives. critics contend they trusted and risked too much. >> one of the officers killed had nearly 15 years experience doing nothing but al qaeda. he is referring to the base's station sheet, a member of the clandestine service, former agents tell me in loss is going to have a chilling effect on the risks that agents on the ground are allowed to fake jeff. >> glor: kimber dozier, thank you. since the attempted christmas airline attack, international attention has focused on yemen, which claims to be taking action against al qaeda there. but it is hampered by a civil conflict that could bring even more chaos to an already troubled country and potentially even more trouble for the u.s. terry mccarthy is in the yemeni capital tonight. >> reporter: yemen is fighting a war on three fronts, washington wants it to take on al qaeda he
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it's all raising eyebrows in washington. >> get your free phone at this number. >>reporter: it's the fastest-growing welfare program in the u.s. free cell phones. >> i think it's a good idea. you can't do anything without a phone. >>reporter: how do you get your phone voice mail texting and more than an hour of talk time a month? if you qualify for public-assistance programs like food stamps, medicaid or free school lunches, you're automatically eligible. of course, the phonings are not really free, they're paid for with fees for those who have a cell or hardline phone. it's called universal charge. >> the reality is this is just the frosting an enormous cake. we spend over $800 billion a year providing various types of assistance to the the poor. >>reporter: supporters insist that while it may sound wasteful, low-income americans need cell phones even if they can't afford them. >> it's valid public purpose and needs that can be fulfilled by having this available, but i think we all need to take a really hard look at the cost. >>reporter: the program is costing a
it's all raising eyebrows in washington. >> get your free phone at this number. >>reporter: it's the fastest-growing welfare program in the u.s. free cell phones. >> i think it's a good idea. you can't do anything without a phone. >>reporter: how do you get your phone voice mail texting and more than an hour of talk time a month? if you qualify for public-assistance programs like food stamps, medicaid or free school lunches, you're automatically eligible. of course, the...
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captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> an arctic blast has people in the washington region bundling up, and it is going to get colder. steve rudin has a look at how low the mercury will plunge. >> under mostly clear skies, temperatures will fall into the teens across most of the mid- atlantic. the belfort furniture weather center, 28 degrees at reagan national, 23 hagerstown, 18 degrees elkins. the bigger story is the wind chill factors, falling into the single digits. we will fall into the teens with the wind out of the board at 10- 15. another cold day ahead, plenty of sunshine. are you ready? we have a warmup on the way. we will look at the extended outlook in a few minutes. >>> people who were out and about tonight cannot escaped the frigid temperatures. john gonzalez is live in arlington. >> many people are not enjoying the weather. from dead car batteries to people stuck on the potomac river, people are feeling the effects of the cold weather and it times is proving to be very dangerous. d.c. fire and ems says this has been an extremely -- they have been very b
captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> an arctic blast has people in the washington region bundling up, and it is going to get colder. steve rudin has a look at how low the mercury will plunge. >> under mostly clear skies, temperatures will fall into the teens across most of the mid- atlantic. the belfort furniture weather center, 28 degrees at reagan national, 23 hagerstown, 18 degrees elkins. the bigger story is the wind chill factors, falling...
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suarez: and i'm ray suarez "washington we" can be seen lar this evening on most pbs stions. we'll seyou on-line and ain here monday evening. ve a nice weekend. happy new year thk you and good night. major funding fothe pbs newshour is provided by: >>hevron. this is e power of human ergy. >> and by the billnd melinda gates undation. dedicad to the idea that all people deserve the chancto live a healthyroductive life. and with the ongoing supportf these institutns and foundation an.. this program w made possible byhe corporation for blic broadcasting. and by ctributions to your pbs station from viewers likyou. thk you. captioning sponsor by macneil/lehrer productio caioned by mediaccess group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
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. >>> top anchors will tep this week in washington d.c. about what caused the financial crisis. a special panel will hold the first in a series of public hearings. the heads of jpmorgan chase, bank of america and goldman sachs are among those who will testify. the hearings begin on wednesday and could cub into thursday. >>> the football crisis may have caused problems for home sales but they rose in the baltimore area in 2009. the baltimore sun says sales increased by 3%. the downsize is the average sale price fell 9% compared to 2008. many economists say sales picked up due to the $8,000 first-time home buyer credit. >>> baltimore is halfway through the traditional flu season that typically ends in april. as gee gentlemen barnett explains, doctors are hosting h1n1 flu clinics anticipating a boost in patients. >> reporter: the h1n1 flur clinic in southwest baltimore works on a first come. >> we had people here about an hour before we were supposed to start. >> reporter: first served basis. >> it's a different bug. >> reporter: doctors say it's unpredictable. that's why many hosp
. >>> top anchors will tep this week in washington d.c. about what caused the financial crisis. a special panel will hold the first in a series of public hearings. the heads of jpmorgan chase, bank of america and goldman sachs are among those who will testify. the hearings begin on wednesday and could cub into thursday. >>> the football crisis may have caused problems for home sales but they rose in the baltimore area in 2009. the baltimore sun says sales increased by 3%. the...
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meanwhile the country is rightfully worried that washington is spending too much money. democrats get it and we will do something about it. our country faces hard choices. it can no longer and no longer should be put off. so we're working to pass a strong pay as you go legislation, which is as we speak being considered in the senate this week because the pledge to pay for what we buy is a proven deficit reduce you are. president obama has announced a freeze of discretionary spending which will require us to choose our top priorities for funding. that will not be nearly enough. the single greatest contributor to our deficit is the growing cost of our entitlement programs which is why i'm eager to work with a bipartisan commission. that commission is also under discussion in the united states senate as we speak. even if it is ultimately created by executive order as opposed to statutory, the leadership in congress has pledged to up its recommendations for an up or down vote. if republicans are as concerned about the deficit as they say they are, i hope they will contribute
meanwhile the country is rightfully worried that washington is spending too much money. democrats get it and we will do something about it. our country faces hard choices. it can no longer and no longer should be put off. so we're working to pass a strong pay as you go legislation, which is as we speak being considered in the senate this week because the pledge to pay for what we buy is a proven deficit reduce you are. president obama has announced a freeze of discretionary spending which will...
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it's always nice to get out of washington. there are some nice people in washington, but they can drive you crazy. am i wrong, sherod? for two years, i had the privilege of traveling across this country, talking with folks like you about the challenges you face in your own lives, and the challenges we all face together as a nation. people ask me this all the time. the single hardest thing about being president, is that it's harder for me to do that these days. it is harder to get out of the bubble. don't get me wrong. the white house is a wonderful place to work. you live above the store, which means i have a very short commute. i see my daughters before they go to school, and i see them at night for dinner, even if i have to go back down to the office, and that makes everything so much better. but the truth is, this job is a little confining. and that is frustrating. i can't just go to the barber shop or visit the diner. so, i appreciate the chance to come out here and spend a day - to visit plants like emc nothing beats a da
it's always nice to get out of washington. there are some nice people in washington, but they can drive you crazy. am i wrong, sherod? for two years, i had the privilege of traveling across this country, talking with folks like you about the challenges you face in your own lives, and the challenges we all face together as a nation. people ask me this all the time. the single hardest thing about being president, is that it's harder for me to do that these days. it is harder to get out of the...
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here is the way washington works. some people write memoirs and somehow those drafts might get into the possession of an investigative reporter. jack anderson was a very popular -- a merry go round, you turn to that book, and there was a story that came out and january 25, 1972. and you cannot see this. presley gets narcotics bureau badge. this is not exactly of hot new story. this was a year later, but the memoirs had gone to jack anderson. he got in our tax badge -- a narcotics badge? and he describes the first meeting that he had with elvis, and then my call later on, john and i were good friends and i felt badly about making the call, but not so bad right now. >> you've got a bit of the toward the white house. what didn't elvis say when he saw the situation room? >> he was a huge film buff. there was a film called "dr. strange love,"which we saw 15 times and our private screening rooms. els could "every part. he could "peter sellars talking to itself, george c. scott, he was a great actor. there was a part in thei
here is the way washington works. some people write memoirs and somehow those drafts might get into the possession of an investigative reporter. jack anderson was a very popular -- a merry go round, you turn to that book, and there was a story that came out and january 25, 1972. and you cannot see this. presley gets narcotics bureau badge. this is not exactly of hot new story. this was a year later, but the memoirs had gone to jack anderson. he got in our tax badge -- a narcotics badge? and he...
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thank you, "washington journal." if i remember correctly, years ago when the c-span wanted to televise it was resisted tremendously. thank god for the persistence. this particular bill about to take over one sixth of our economy is really not a healthcare bill. it is a congressional bailout. there are two big, red flags. the healthcare program does not come into effect for four years. they are going to bailout of failed programs. the second will add any legislator -- republican or democrat. house or senate -- if there will put themselves in the family on this bill -- and they will start doing the belt way dance faster then you can say one, two, three. host: "the washington times" saying that this feisty pombo will run again. george announced recently that he would retire from that seat. the former republican richard pombo plans to run. also in the news this morning the front page of "the u.s.a. today" -- pepper rodgers drop by about one-third. it is down from last year's number of your marks. this headline in the mon
thank you, "washington journal." if i remember correctly, years ago when the c-span wanted to televise it was resisted tremendously. thank god for the persistence. this particular bill about to take over one sixth of our economy is really not a healthcare bill. it is a congressional bailout. there are two big, red flags. the healthcare program does not come into effect for four years. they are going to bailout of failed programs. the second will add any legislator -- republican or...
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horizon bank in bellingham, washington, was the first bank to fail this year. all of its assets will be taken over by the washington federal loan association of seattle. that means the fdic will have to cover more than half a billion dollars in insurance costs. 140 banks failed last year. that's the highest number since 1992. the fdic chairwoman says the number could be even higher this year in 2010. >>> have you seen the national debt clock lately? here it is, a staggering 12-plus trillion dollars and it's climbing. a teenager in rhode island decided to do something about it. she got the idea as part of a high school class project. the assignment was, find a social issue and take some action. 16-year-old katherine young wanted to help pay down the national debt so she held a bake sale. >> at first i wasn't serious about it but then when i thought about it, i realized that it was -- it would be a powerful statement to make, just to the government, the nation, kids around the school, because the national debt is a serious problem and i don't think it's handled a
horizon bank in bellingham, washington, was the first bank to fail this year. all of its assets will be taken over by the washington federal loan association of seattle. that means the fdic will have to cover more than half a billion dollars in insurance costs. 140 banks failed last year. that's the highest number since 1992. the fdic chairwoman says the number could be even higher this year in 2010. >>> have you seen the national debt clock lately? here it is, a staggering 12-plus...
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joining us from the "washington post," joining us live from washington, good morning. >> good morning. >> talking about the president and what he say hess will do, implementing the new steps to connect the dots. the intelligence community will pursue leads more aggressively. intelligence analysis and integration must improve, has to strengthen the terror watch list, do better keeping dangerous people off planes by doing so, increase the use of bomb detectors, distribute in tell rapidly and widely. is that going to fix the problem? >> it would be a little more comforting if we hadn't heard all these sayings almost exactly the same way a few years ago. it's deja vu all over again. just shows how hard these problems are to fix, the same issues with not connecting dots, not having everything controlled by a single authority in government, all these things were identified before, we tried to fix them, shows bureaucracies alone can't do it, technology can't do it, a very hard problem, you have to keep bearing down. disappointing how little we accomplished in the last eight years. >> let's t
joining us from the "washington post," joining us live from washington, good morning. >> good morning. >> talking about the president and what he say hess will do, implementing the new steps to connect the dots. the intelligence community will pursue leads more aggressively. intelligence analysis and integration must improve, has to strengthen the terror watch list, do better keeping dangerous people off planes by doing so, increase the use of bomb detectors, distribute in...
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perez from " losses -- from " washington journal joins us -- from "the washington journal" joins us this morning. what are the officials saying? guest: ranging from the director of the national intelligence, the cia director, the fbi director, it runs the gamut. if you bring them all in, as you know they have turned in reports over the last couple of days that essentially are sketching out what problems they have found inside of their agency and how they plan to fix them. the president is basically trying to go through those reports and find ways to address them down. host: this goes to my next question. will this be a meeting where he is mostly listening to cabinet members? or is he giving marching orders? guest: judging by what is in some of the reports, i would expect that the president might do a lot of talking. you see what is happening as many of the agencies are pointing fingers at each other and in some cases asserting that the system worked, at least they're part of the system worked. perhaps not a lot of taking the blame for themselves is going on. i think the president might d
perez from " losses -- from " washington journal joins us -- from "the washington journal" joins us this morning. what are the officials saying? guest: ranging from the director of the national intelligence, the cia director, the fbi director, it runs the gamut. if you bring them all in, as you know they have turned in reports over the last couple of days that essentially are sketching out what problems they have found inside of their agency and how they plan to fix them....
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at washington national airport, 20 degrees right now. you factor winds, we have wind chills in the single digits. let's show you the forecast for today. plenty of sunshine out there. we will be warm at midday, if you can call it that, to about 30 degrees. maybe 32 to 35 the high. sunny, breezy, and chilly out there. and our cold time is going to continue right into tuesday and into wednesday when we finally start to see some moderation. we will see temperatures rising to 45 by thursday. just a little snow shower activity into thursday. enjoy your sunday, and thank you for watching. have you gotten your seasonal flu vaccination? great - but your work's not done yet. we still need to get the h1n1 flu vaccination. you, me -- we should all get one. the vaccine is safe and proven effective against this highly contagious new strain of flu virus. we can help prevent the spread of this virus if we aljust roll up our sleeves. to learn more about the h1n1 flu vaccination visit h1n1get1.com or call your local health department it's up to you to fig
at washington national airport, 20 degrees right now. you factor winds, we have wind chills in the single digits. let's show you the forecast for today. plenty of sunshine out there. we will be warm at midday, if you can call it that, to about 30 degrees. maybe 32 to 35 the high. sunny, breezy, and chilly out there. and our cold time is going to continue right into tuesday and into wednesday when we finally start to see some moderation. we will see temperatures rising to 45 by thursday. just a...
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here in the bowls of the "national geographic" society in washington d.c. bonner, theç archivist oversees a collection of some 11.5 million images. >>ok without the excavation around. >> brown: there's everything from an expedition at the north pole inç the late 1800s to hunters in zanz bar several decades later. Ñi coal miners in england in 1938 to mount rushmore under construction in 1947. 5a >> just can't wait for people to see some of these things. >> brown: bonner's underground world is made up of aisle after aisle of envelopes and boxes containing images that for the most part went unpublished, called them theç outtakes from thousands of assignments and expeditions. vintage black-and-whites and transparencies asçó well as the first commercially successful color photographs produced on glass and known as w3 autochromes. there are also 12,000 pieces of original art commissioned by the society includingç this wyeth painting titled sea monsters now to be worth several million dollars.ç millions of more recent transparencies are kept in cold
here in the bowls of the "national geographic" society in washington d.c. bonner, theç archivist oversees a collection of some 11.5 million images. >>ok without the excavation around. >> brown: there's everything from an expedition at the north pole inç the late 1800s to hunters in zanz bar several decades later. Ñi coal miners in england in 1938 to mount rushmore under construction in 1947. 5a >> just can't wait for people to see some of these things. >>...
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[applause] >> more from the washington center for internships. remarks by former oklahoma congressman mickey edwards, vice-president of the aspen institute. he talks about the relationship between the president and congress. it is an hour. >> delivered but not announced. i want to take special care in introducing our next speaker and preface my introduction by saying there are many people who served in congress and retired and were never heard from again. they perhaps ascended into the world of lobbying or went back home, but very few, i can probably count on the fingers of one hand the former members of congress who are called upon constantly for comment on current developments in american politics. one of them yesterday, chuck yeager, of a much will be heard and alan simpson, former senator from wyoming, the third is someone i have known for a long time, representative mickey edwards who served on the house of representatives, a republican who served on the appropriations committee at a time when the budget committee was in its infancy. he is n
[applause] >> more from the washington center for internships. remarks by former oklahoma congressman mickey edwards, vice-president of the aspen institute. he talks about the relationship between the president and congress. it is an hour. >> delivered but not announced. i want to take special care in introducing our next speaker and preface my introduction by saying there are many people who served in congress and retired and were never heard from again. they perhaps ascended into...
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cspanvideo.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we will introduce you to our final guest, dr. atul gawande, a surgeon, and has been involved in the policy on health care for a decade and have now. he has written a number of books, and his latest book is called "the checklist manifesto." will talk to him about all that this morning. during the clinton years, he served as a senior health policy adviser during the campaign and in the white house from 1992 to 1993, and you can reach him on a fairly regular basis in "the new yorker." when did you make the decision that in addition to practicing, you would also be involved in health care policy? guest: i tried to avoid being a doctor for awhile. the son of two indian doctors, you will naturally become a doctor yourself, and i wanted to push against my own inevitable path. during that time, i did a master's in politics and policy and came to washington and work for jim cooper, a conservative democrat from tennessee. i worked on the al gore campaign for president way back in 1988. in
cspanvideo.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we will introduce you to our final guest, dr. atul gawande, a surgeon, and has been involved in the policy on health care for a decade and have now. he has written a number of books, and his latest book is called "the checklist manifesto." will talk to him about all that this morning. during the clinton years, he served as a senior health policy adviser during the campaign and in the white house from 1992 to...
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and we have a national security reporter from "the washington post," joining us now live from washington. good morning. >> good morning, again. >> okay, so, what are you learning today? >> well, some surprises and some new mysteries to chew on. one of the bigger things is this bomber had never been inside this base, had never actually seen any of these americans before he got onto the base to blow himself up. he essentially was brought on for the very first time by an afghan driver. once he got on to the base, he detonated the device. we also found out the cia had actually tried to put in some basic security precautions. they had brought the guy over to a place in the base that was essentially abandoned, and they tried to search him, and the minute they went to search him he blew himself up and the cia officers were close enough to him, some as many as a few yards to 50 yards away, and they were killed or wounded in this explosion. >> did you get any word as to whether he actually was a double agent? there are conflicting reports. >> a double agent or maybe a triple agent. >> right. >> o
and we have a national security reporter from "the washington post," joining us now live from washington. good morning. >> good morning, again. >> okay, so, what are you learning today? >> well, some surprises and some new mysteries to chew on. one of the bigger things is this bomber had never been inside this base, had never actually seen any of these americans before he got onto the base to blow himself up. he essentially was brought on for the very first time by...
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. >> i think too often what happens in washington is when something like this happens, an initial reaction will be to step back and say, that was a private conversation. i don't want to talk about private conversations. harry reid said, look, it's out there. i need to address it. make this a one, two, three-day story and move on as opposed to saying it didn't happen and try to sidestep it. i think harry reid saw that the damage control, the best thing to do was to try to get out in front and apologize. we do know this. he has called the priz aesident said, i apologize for these remarks. >> do we know what the president said? >> we don't know yet. >> the book we are talking about is called "game change." that's supposed to hit bookstores as early as this week. let's talk about somebody else who wrote a book and republicans are saying, we didn't know you were about to do this. rnc chairman, michael steele, has a book right now, a 12-step program for defeating the obama agenda. a lot are saying we are caught by surprise on this. we don't necessarily endorse this or like it. >> what's going on
. >> i think too often what happens in washington is when something like this happens, an initial reaction will be to step back and say, that was a private conversation. i don't want to talk about private conversations. harry reid said, look, it's out there. i need to address it. make this a one, two, three-day story and move on as opposed to saying it didn't happen and try to sidestep it. i think harry reid saw that the damage control, the best thing to do was to try to get out in front...
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this is true of bailouts of washington just as it is true of our own approach to spending. as we have a second opportunity in these trying economic times and that is to pass spending limits. i donner when it will ever happen if it doesn't happen in this budget year and so i join with thousands of others across the state in simply asking that you pass meaningful and real spending limits this year. and if you are not listening, i would ask that you make again respectful but loud noise for change in this notion of spending limits. while on the topic of spending by would say that there is one other thing we need to do and that is make our voices heard in washington. everyone knows my opinion on the fallacy of stimulus money and my belief that lasting jobs and economic growth can never come from a government bailout. i will restate my beliefs on how damaging those efforts are to the future generations, the american dollar and long term viability of both south carolina and american economies. but there is a new threat to the dollar, to financial stability and to this country is d
this is true of bailouts of washington just as it is true of our own approach to spending. as we have a second opportunity in these trying economic times and that is to pass spending limits. i donner when it will ever happen if it doesn't happen in this budget year and so i join with thousands of others across the state in simply asking that you pass meaningful and real spending limits this year. and if you are not listening, i would ask that you make again respectful but loud noise for change...
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then they went to washington, and they sat in and took over buildings in the health department and so on, and locked themselves in like it was civil rights movement. and they refused to leave, and they were arrested and thrown out. a lot of them were injured badly that you don't know what it's like to be turned over by a horse or a policeman when you're in a wheelchair. but the one. now, who remembers? now they have a curb ramp. right? and we step over it or we'll update and are completely unaware that people took great risks and probably risks to their health, risks to their career, may have shortened their allies in fighting for that ramp. and there are many, many examples of this. another favorite of mine is the idea of a vacation. now, this may be a disappearing dream in america. i understand that, but the idea of a vacation, the idea of a 40 hour week, no child labor, these were ideas that were promoted 150 years ago by people like karl marx, if i may utter the words. karl marx did not create the soviet union. karl marx was a 19th century radical who sat around trying to figure o
then they went to washington, and they sat in and took over buildings in the health department and so on, and locked themselves in like it was civil rights movement. and they refused to leave, and they were arrested and thrown out. a lot of them were injured badly that you don't know what it's like to be turned over by a horse or a policeman when you're in a wheelchair. but the one. now, who remembers? now they have a curb ramp. right? and we step over it or we'll update and are completely...
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let's talk about the week he had here in washington. our "roundtable." george will, cynthia tucker, ron sanger. aloha. let's talk about flight 253. >> there were three failures. one of which, the least important, the failure to connect the dots. when you have millions of dots, you cannot define as systemic failure anything short of perfection. our various intelligence agencies suggest 1600 names a day to be put on the terrorist watch list. he's a known extremist. there are millions of them out there. second. as senator lieberman said this man should be treated as an enemy combatant, not lawyered up with miranda rights. and third, the most cat troughic failure here, that of al qaeda. after 9/11, they're down to explosives hidden in underwear. we need to look at them and think about what they're thinking about their own failures. >> it's good news, then? >> the inability to pull this off. obviously, a much smaller plot than 9/11, is good news. i think the failure to connect is dots is significant because we're igt years up the learning curve since 9/11. th
let's talk about the week he had here in washington. our "roundtable." george will, cynthia tucker, ron sanger. aloha. let's talk about flight 253. >> there were three failures. one of which, the least important, the failure to connect the dots. when you have millions of dots, you cannot define as systemic failure anything short of perfection. our various intelligence agencies suggest 1600 names a day to be put on the terrorist watch list. he's a known extremist. there are...
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nbc news special correspondent tom brokaw, "new york times" columnist david brooks, "washington post" columnist e.j. dionne, and historian doris kearns goodwin. >>> but first some news this morning. the u.s. has closed its embassy in the capital of yemen because of what officials are calling an active security threat posed by al qaeda there. the nouncement one day after the president specifically implicated the yemen based branch of al qaeda for being behind the christmas day terror attempt. >> it appears that he joined an affiliate of al qaeda, and that this group, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, trained him, equipped him with those explosives, and directed him to atta that plane headed for america. >> we are joined now live by the president's top counterterrorism adviser john brennan. welcome to "meet the press." >> thank you, david. >> this president's directive to close the embassies because of specific intelligence that an attack is coming? >> yes, there are indication that's al qaeda is planning to carry out an attack in the capital of yemen. i spoke to our ambassador down th
nbc news special correspondent tom brokaw, "new york times" columnist david brooks, "washington post" columnist e.j. dionne, and historian doris kearns goodwin. >>> but first some news this morning. the u.s. has closed its embassy in the capital of yemen because of what officials are calling an active security threat posed by al qaeda there. the nouncement one day after the president specifically implicated the yemen based branch of al qaeda for being behind the...
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. >>> when president obama gets back to washington next week, it is back to the grind on health care. >> that's right. it's just one of many big issues that's shaped his first year in office, but senior white house correspondent, ed henry, tells us some are wondering if president obama is doing too much, too quickly. >> reporter: betty and richard, this working vacation has been more work and less vacation, a reminder of the 24/7 nature of the presidency. but one of mr. obama's good friends is urging him to slow down in 2010. as the president rests up for his second year in office, one of his closest allies here in hawaii is expressing concern about the pace of year one. >> i think he's done exceedingly well, although, for 50 years now, he is pushing himself too hard. >> reporter: the charge he has too much on his plate usually comes from republicans. this time it's democrat daniel ino inoue, who speaks with authority after serving in the senate with ten presidents now. >> five months ago we had some very informal gathering and the president looked at me and said, well, dan, how am i
. >>> when president obama gets back to washington next week, it is back to the grind on health care. >> that's right. it's just one of many big issues that's shaped his first year in office, but senior white house correspondent, ed henry, tells us some are wondering if president obama is doing too much, too quickly. >> reporter: betty and richard, this working vacation has been more work and less vacation, a reminder of the 24/7 nature of the presidency. but one of mr....
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our cnn white house correspondent in washington. now let's talk with anita who was an assistant to president george w. bush and laura who served as director of events. how could this happen? >> this is just unbelievable, and i'm sorry to hear that this has happened. again, we're talking about this, since november, another person that was able to breach the security at the white house. we all need to be concerned about this, about protecting the president, the first family, and protecting the white house. i think -- obviously, this was turned up in the investigation, that the secret service was doing, and identified that someone was able to get on a bus from the willard hotel with the indian delegation, and i think this is a question, too, for the state department and the office of protocol. was there a visits officer there going through the list, matching up the list from the white house with the protocol office to see that the people getting on that bus with the official delegation coming to the white house, which, by the way, go t
our cnn white house correspondent in washington. now let's talk with anita who was an assistant to president george w. bush and laura who served as director of events. how could this happen? >> this is just unbelievable, and i'm sorry to hear that this has happened. again, we're talking about this, since november, another person that was able to breach the security at the white house. we all need to be concerned about this, about protecting the president, the first family, and protecting...
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it seems like a strange time to up and leave and go all the way to washington state. you have called his behavior strange in the past. what do you think now? >> i think i share everybody else's opinion that this is not the best thing he could be dong right now. he should stay here and cooperate. if you think about it from his viewpoint, he doesn't have a job, no income. the public opinion is against him here, it makes sense from his viewpoint that he wants to live with his dad for awhile. >> he filed for bankruptcy in 2007, i think, right? >> right. >> you think this is a financial decision? >> i think financial and also there's a lot of people here that are pretty angry with him. >> the court of public opinion has not been kind toward him. people have assumed he had something to do with all of this. where do you fall on that? >> well, i don't understand his story. i find it strange and bizarre. i don't know what to think about it. but, you know, until something changes as far as the police go, he's still my friend. it's hard when somebody that is a good friend is und
it seems like a strange time to up and leave and go all the way to washington state. you have called his behavior strange in the past. what do you think now? >> i think i share everybody else's opinion that this is not the best thing he could be dong right now. he should stay here and cooperate. if you think about it from his viewpoint, he doesn't have a job, no income. the public opinion is against him here, it makes sense from his viewpoint that he wants to live with his dad for awhile....
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. >> up next we get out of washington and head to the beautiful state of utah where john king caught up with one mayor looking to change the status quo by changing the local liquor laws. i can breathe through my nose immediately. afrin has made me happy. is that a silly statement? (announcer) afrin. why suffer? hey, coach, seeing you really brings back some great memories. wait a minute, coach, you're the coach. you taught me everything i know. you taught me everything i know about nutrisystem. heck, i lost -- two sports legends, one simple way to lose weight and eat great: marino, shula, and nutrisystem for men. start your year off right. order now and you can get two weeks of meals free, plus, the all-new jumpstart kit, our secrets to ultimate weight loss. like i was saying, coach, with nutrisystem -- let's go to the video. dan "glam man" marino lost 22 pounds. don "blue suede" shula lost 32 pounds. and me, i did go all the way. whoop! 50 pounds thanks to nutrisystem. four out of five men say nutrisystem satisfies their hunger. just set a goal. i reached my goal: 50 pounds, gone. a
. >> up next we get out of washington and head to the beautiful state of utah where john king caught up with one mayor looking to change the status quo by changing the local liquor laws. i can breathe through my nose immediately. afrin has made me happy. is that a silly statement? (announcer) afrin. why suffer? hey, coach, seeing you really brings back some great memories. wait a minute, coach, you're the coach. you taught me everything i know. you taught me everything i know about...